RN-RECOVERY CARE COORDINATOR

Schedule 8a-4p M-F
Are you looking for a rewarding career in homecare? If so, we invite you to join our team at UAMS, in partnership with Contessa, an Amedisys company, one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.

• Possesses clinical knowledge, experience and acumen to identify, present and discuss potential home recovery care patients to providers for program inclusion. These direct discussions usually include ED providers and hospitalists but may span across multiple subspecialties.
• Facilitates communication and coordination between all members of the care team to coordinate admissions.
• Coordinates referrals and appropriate resources to assist patient and/or caregiver in continuation of care in the outpatient setting.
• Interacts with the patient and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate the services ordered by our partners’ physicians.
• Communicates to the appropriate providers about any barriers to the patients’ fulfillment of our partner provider’s care plan.
• Watches for trends and hurdles involved in health care system and incorporates operational solutions for system challenges, including patient, family and physician responses into an evolving process and model that increases quality and satisfaction- patient or physician.
• Builds and maintains collaborative professional working relationships with physicians, medical directors, clinicians, and community at large to develop and implement a successful cross-continuum care management process.
• Works with partner physicians to educate patients on the home recovery care model; provides education regarding use of the telehealth system and processes.
• Ensures that patients have access to appropriate services to meet their provider-directed care plan needs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned